-eys

See also: eys and Eys

Middle English

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
    Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
    Late Latin -iscus
    Vulgar Latin -iscus
    Latin -ēnsis
    Old French -eisbor.
    Middle English -eys

    Borrowed from Old French -eis, from Late Latin -iscus + Vulgar Latin -iscus + Latin -ēnsis.

    Suffix

    -eys

    1. alternative form of -esse (“-ess”)
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